Uncle Sam to sell or give away 441 million acres
Washington report notes about 441 million acres of U S land may be disposed of or granted free to settlers. Much land is undesirable or costly to reclaim with no comprehensive public list. Homesteading rules limit Alaska land and most continental tracts are arid or unavailable. Prospective buyers should check local land offices for available parcels and exact eligibility.
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Sy Dean Dittmer
Washington
Sam
George Washington
Maronis de Lafayette
Louisiana Territory
Abraham Lincoln
Alaska
U.S. Land Management Bureau
United States
Mississippi
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Caroline
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Louisiana Texas Oil Lands May Yield U S 6 Billion
Interior Secretary Douglas McKay testified that royalties and rentals from submerged Louisiana and Texas oil lands may net about 6 billion dollars for the Treasury. He cited 11.5 billion barrels estimated with 65 percent government owned, and noted 144 million has already been received with further bonuses and rentals projected. The time span remains uncertain.
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Louisiana
Texas
U. S
Washington
Douglas McKay
Treasury
McKay
House Appropriations
Interior Department
Geological Survey
Governnment
Boxer dog hitchhikes ride to Oklahoma seeks owner
Texas man Jack Hazen of Angleton found a 190-pound boxer riding in his car near Henryetta Oklahoma. He left the door open for coffee and the dog refused to dislodge, prompting Hazen to seek the dog’s owner through the Henryetta Daily Free Press.
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Menryetta
Okla
Texas
Jack Hazen
Angleton
Tex
Henryetta Nix
Roma
Hazen
First Marine Division Returns From Korea
A 5,500 man vanguard of the First Marine Division returned home in San Diego after nearly five years in Korea. A large crowd welcomed the leathernecks as they arrived on five transports. The article notes a study on household budgets and an inventory of cheese varieties in the United States.
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San Diego
Calif
First Marine
Korea
San Diega
The
United States
Why Scrap Kree Competition
A critique argues that scrapping Kree competition is shortsighted and stifles bold risky exploration essential to ensuring adequate supplies. The piece emphasizes innovation and proactive effort over restrictive measures.
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Leo J. Smallwood
Newburgh
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France
Europe
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Anh Engineers
Arlington National Cemetery
First Marine Division
Twentieth Century Fund
Motoramte
Buck Mee Covrolet Company
N. Main
America
Costa To
Toro
Bureau of Labor Statistica
A S&s
Texas Natural Gas
Fred H. Moore
South Akard Street
Dallas
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